Culture

According to Telluride Arts, Noel Night (December 3) gallery events take place between 5 – 8 p.m. On Noel Night, Telluride retailers host an evening of great discounts, food, drinks, and more fun. Also participating on this annual festive occasion are local galleries. Enjoy opening receptions and discounts on fine art work. (Gallery Maps...

Part of the Noel Night  celebration, the kick-off of the holiday season in Telluride, the Telluride Film Festival and the Formbys (who own the Nugget Building) present Nugget Nights, a free family movie for the community on Wednesday, December 3 and Thursday, December 4. As part of...

Exhibit features the work of Meredith Nemirov, Susan Makara, and Susan L. Hutton, opening reception Noel Night, 5 - 8 p.m. Telluride Arts kicks off the winter season at Stronghouse Studios + Gallery with a multi-media exhibit, “Sticks & Stones," featuring paintings, drawings and jewelry. Art imitates...

"Is Christ a King?" What might the title "King" when applied to Christ mean to our higher consciousness? [caption id="attachment_12347" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Pastor Pat Bailey[/caption] http://youtu.be/ddaRt-Nlmes Editor’s Note: Dr. Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1987....

Written and directed by Jennifer Julia, “The Ugly Ducking: A Middle School Adventure Story,” performed by students in grades 6 - 8 at the historic Sheridan Opera House, Friday – Sunday, Dec. 5-7, 2014, 6 p.m. Adults $13; children 12 & under $11;  lap children free.     The Sheridan Arts Foundation...

Thanksgiving is a story of traditions old and new, a day of  family, feasting, and football. But shouldn’t it be about more than that? This poem by Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer puts the “thanks" back in Thanksgiving. Something Like This, Anyway If I prayed, which I don't, then we could say...

Gifted sculptor, writer, husband, friend, TIO regular contributor (check out his wonderful stories in his regular column, Outlaw Reflections, a look ahead at Telluride’s raunchy past) Oleh Lysiak know he has lots to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. As the weather grows cold and with the holidays bearing...

On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday of November to be the national holiday of Thanksgiving, a day to count our blessings for the bounty in our lives, as below in this poem by beloved country commissioner Art Goodtimes. Thanksgiving It's warm jacket weather tending Simba's leash Almost lose...

In this one from Oleh Lysiak planting trees becomes a metaphor of hope for the future: give me saplings, not saps any day.   Trees For Future Generations Our infamous Rocky Mountain weather has turned weekends into bone-chilling, nose-numbing, finger-tingling experiences. This past Sunday held true to form. Jan Hackett, our...

Holding hands is a sign you are a “fast” girl. Really? Well yes, in virgin pin, poodle skirt days of the 1950s. This article offering “10 Hilariously Bad Pieces of Retro Sex Advice for Teens” from the Huff Post had me laughing out loud. Sex ed is pretty...